Liechtenstein-headquartered music rights group, SESAC Digital Licensing, and Sensible Music Australia (a part of the Sensible Music Group) have partnered by way of an unique digital licensing deal for the Sensible Music catalog in Asia (excluding Japan, South Korea and China).

On behalf of Sensible Music, SESAC Digital will negotiate agreements with on-line service suppliers within the markets of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam.

This partnership might be administered by Mint Digital Companies, an alliance between SESAC (US) and Swiss authors’ rights society SUISA.

Mint administers licenses for on-line companies for a database that features roughly 30 million musical works.

The Sensible Music catalog now licensed by SESAC Digital and administered by Mint in these Asian territories contains copyrights by a variety of writers and composers from all musical genres together with Ludovico Einaudi, Tan Dun, Brilliant Sheng, Du Yun, Sufjan Stevens, Dustin O’Halloran, Phillip Glass, Minnie Riperton, Sylvia Dee and Arthur Kent, Eddie Cash, Kaija Saariaho, Ravi Shankar, Nico Muhly, Olafur Arnalds, Ross Edwards and Evan Dando.

Chris Butler, Director of World Rights Growth, Sensible Music Group acknowledged: “These are thrilling instances for Sensible Music. Our various catalog appeals to music lovers the world over and we’re delighted to be taking this vital strategic step in Asia with SESAC/Mint.”

Jane English, Managing Director of Sensible Music Australia, stated: “We’re thrilled to be embarking on this partnership with SESAC/Mint. As we proceed to develop within the quickly rising Southeast Asia area this collaboration will assist us ship worth to the Sensible Music songwriters.”

Alexander Wolf, President Worldwide of SESAC and Harry Fox, commented: “We’re grateful that Sensible Music has entrusted their fabulous catalog to SESAC Digital. The enlargement of our presence in Asia will profit all our writers and publishers.”

Fabian Niggemeier, CEO of Mint, acknowledged: “We’re excited to welcome Sensible Music and their wonderful writers into the Mint household. We stay up for maximizing the worth of one of the revered music catalogs all through Asia.”

The Sydney workplace of world unbiased writer Sensible Music Group now completely handles all the firm’s rights for Asia (excluding Japan) together with efficiency, mechanicals, grand rights, rent supplies and synchronization.Music Enterprise Worldwide